Liverpool have reportedly struck a pre-contract agreement with Schalke centre-back Joel Matip, meaning the Cameroon international defender will join the Reds for free at the end of the season.
According to David Maddock and Alex Richards of the Daily Mirror, the Reds’ loan acquisition of Steven Caulker is only a short-term measure given the club’s current injury crisis, and he’ll return to Queens Park Rangers at the end of the season. But the duo suggested Matip has "agreed" to sign with the Reds and is very much in the long-term plans of Jurgen Klopp.